The State of Xu of the Zhou Dynasty had a very low status, a very small reputation, and an extremely weak strength, but such a small princely state, during the period of strife among the nations, even fought for seven hundred years of soy sauce, but in the end, it was difficult to escape the doom.
The extremely low status was only a baron Zhou Wu Wang destroyed the Shang and divided the princes, and the princes at that time were divided into five ranks of princes and uncles, which was also the difference in the status of the princely states.
According to the Book of Shang, the Duke and Marquis were enfeoffed with a hundred miles, the Earl Fang was seventy miles, and the Viscount Baron Was fifty miles. And the criteria for determining the level of knighthood, one is blood, the other is merit.
However, there were originally only three dukes and princes with the highest status, namely the Kingdom of Yu, the State of Yu and the State of Song, such as the State of Lu, the State of Yan, the State of Jin, the State of Yan, and so on, many of whom were marquises.
Although the princely states are divided into five levels, the vast majority are in the first four levels, and the only baron prince is Xu Guo, in other words, Xu Guo is the lowest rank of the Zhou Dynasty princely states, and the only Zhou Dynasty princely states that can be determined to be barons so far.
In fact, according to historical records, there were originally four baron princes, in addition to Xu Guo, there were also Su Guo, Li Rong and Tang Guo, but it was later confirmed that it was indeed the Baron Princes, only Xu Guo.
In 1976, the "Xu Nanding" excavated in Chang'an County, Xi'an, was engraved with relevant inscriptions, Xu Guozhijun called "male" no doubt, and the tomb of Xu Linggong discovered in 2002 also matched the specifications of the baron.
Although the geographical location was too good to cause disaster, although it was only a baron, the fiefdom that Zhou Tianzi had given to Xu Guo was very good, located in the area of Xuchang in present-day Henan, which was located in the core area of the Central Plains, which was a key point of transportation, and the land was fertile and watery, which was a rare and good place.
If xu guo's strength is relatively strong, such a good fiefdom is a good thing, but the reality is just the opposite, Xu Guo, who guards such a good fiefdom, is extremely weak in strength and has a very low status, so what consequences can be imagined.
For example, Xu Guo is like a person who has a pile of gold and silver treasures, but this person has no power to bind chickens, and his personality is weak, outsiders covet his treasures, and he has no way at all.
In order to survive, he hugged his thighs everywhere because Xu Guo's position conditions were too good, and he did not have the strength to protect himself, so in order to survive, Xu Guo was destined to see the colors of others from the time of his birth.
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the prestige of Zhou Tianzi still existed, and although Xu Guo did a small low in this period, his life was still relatively stable, but as Zhou Tianzi's strength weakened and he was unable to protect himself, Xu Guo began to be sad.
In 770 BC, King Ping of Zhou moved east to Luoyang, and the Eastern Zhou Began, at this time Zhou Tianzi was no longer able to balance the princes, and some powerful princely states began to claim the throne, and the Seven Heroes of the Five Hegemonic Warring States in the Spring and Autumn Period appeared one after another.
In the years of the Spring and Autumn Warring States that have been conquered for hundreds of years, Xu Guo is like a flat boat, fluttering in the wind and rain, in order to survive, successive generations of Xu Guo monarchs have followed the principle of seeing the wind and making the rudder self-preservation.
When the State of Qi arose, the State of Xu was attached to the State of Qi, and when the State of Chu arose, the State of Xu fell to the State of Chu again, the State of Jin became stronger, and the State of Xu also bowed down to the State of Jin.
But even so, Xu Guo could not escape the doom, in 712 BC, Xu Guo was destroyed by Zheng Guo, and then took advantage of Zheng's internal strife to restore, but after this, Xu Guo was still constantly attacked by Zheng Guo.
Originally, xu guo had always been obedient in front of the powerful chu state in the south, but the chu state still sent troops to attack the xu state in 654 BC, and xu guojun personally "apologized for the crime", which made the chu state retreat, but the later chu state still did not let Xu guo go.
In order to avoid the disaster, Xu Guo would migrate once every few years, but even so, Xu Guo did not escape the end of being destroyed, in 481 BC, Xu Guo was destroyed by the Chu State, and since then it has basically disappeared in the historical records.
Xu Guo, is such a princely state, in order to survive, it has exhausted all its strength, itself is very weak, but it was born in the era of the masses and the princes fighting, and it can exist for seven hundred years, which is already a miracle.